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Irwin Mitchell Offices
One St Peter’s Square
MANCHESTER
M2 3AF
England
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Geraldine Coombs
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Partner
Geraldine joined Irwin Mitchell in January 2006. She was one of the first members of staff in the Manchester office, joining the firm to set up our Asbestos Litigation department in the North West.
Geraldine trained as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1995, later qualifying as a solicitor in 1998 with a niche practice. She has 10 years’ specialist experience of representing victims of asbestos disease, and acted for a lead claimant in the important mesothelioma test case, Fairchild & others, successful at appeal in the House of Lords.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Irwin Mitchell
‘s international claimant personal injury practice, based in Manchester, is led by Jonathan Betts, an APIL accredited brain injury specialist. Betts is supported by Matthew Brown, an experienced litigator with a strong record in liability and quantum disputes; cross-border serious injury claims specialist Cheryl Palmer-Hughes; and asbestos claims expert Geraldine Coombs. The firm is well known for its military injuries sub-group, key names within which include Amanda Marsh and Carol Purang. Matthew Garson and Richard Biggs were both promoted to partner in May 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate